Family Meals – Your guide to homemade, hearty, and healthy food

Rooted in Tradition

Hi, I’m Kimberly! Welcome to Serving Up Southern, a place you’ll find yesterday’s charm in from-scratch recipes, home-keeping traditions, and vintage treasures with stories to tell. There’s something special about days gone by, the care put into a homemade meal, the beauty of a curated home, and the simple joy of gathering with friends & family. Here, I hope to bring back that nostalgia and inspire you to bring those timeless traditions into your own home, keeping a little of yesteryear alive.

Where from-scratch cooking, old-fashioned homemaking, vintage charm + Southern traditions come together to savor the simple pleasures of home

Step into Wonderland:

Where Vintage Meets Modern Living

Step into Wonderland:

Where Vintage Meets Modern Living

Introducing my new

Thanksgiving Planner

Laying the Foundation for planning your day!

Thanksgiving is one of the most meaningful and celebrated days of the year—but it can also be one of the most hectic. The Serving Up Southern Thanksgiving Planner was created to bring calm, order, and meaning back into the holiday. Inside, you’ll find simple, timeless pages that guide you through planning your menu, using the timeline, preparing your table, and reflecting on the many blessings in our lives. It’s a personal companion to help you host with confidence, cook & bake with joy, and savor what matters most: the gathering of your loved ones around your table.

Explore Our Delicious Homemade Recipes

Browse our curated collection of from-scratch recipes featuring fresh, homegrown ingredients and simple, flavorful techniques—and create nourishing meals that bring the taste of the homestead right to your table.

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Vintage-Inspired Christmas Printables

This beautiful printable will fit right in with your holiday decor. Join our list for these & more!

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A Reader’s Favorite

This post has been so much fun. It has brought so much community and interaction while bringing people together. It’s been fun reading all the “southern sayings” y’all have left, too. I’m working on part three now and can’t wait to see what y’all think.

A Reader’s Fav!

This has been such a fun post. It has brought so much community and interaction while bringing people together. It’s been fun reading all the “southern sayings” y’all have left, too. I’m working on part three now and can’t wait to see what y’all think.

Check it out!

Latest Recipes

Classic Cheese Ball

This Classic Cheese Ball recipe makes the perfect appetizer for any party…

Strawberry Bread

Full of flavor, this Strawberry Bread bursts with sweet, juicy…

Latest Recipes

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Hey there! I’m Kim!

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The kitchen where all the cooking takes place.

Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!

My journey to cooking is a story of growing up with a mom and two grandmas who were excellent cooks. That led me down the path to learning how to cook as a young bride. It’s a tale of embracing made-from-scratch meals and the profound joy of cooking them for my family and friends.

What does the Bible say about hospitality?

“Be hospitable to one another without complaint.”
(1 Peter 4:9)

“Contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.”
(Romans 12:13)

“Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.”
(Hebrews 13:2)

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Favorite Products

These are a few of my favorite products that you’ll find in my kitchen

Organic Ingredients I love

My Fav Canning Supplies

My Fav Homeschool Supplies